Bill Text: TX HB4316 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a dog's restraint and shelter.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-25 - Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence [HB4316 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB4316-Introduced.html
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By: Meyer | H.B. No. 4316 |
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relating to a dog's restraint and shelter. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter D, Chapter 821, Health | ||
and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER D. UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT OF AND SHELTER FOR DOG | ||
SECTION 2. Section 821.076, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(1) "Adequate shelter" means a sturdy structure that | ||
allows a dog protection from the rain, hail, sleet, snow, and | ||
subfreezing temperatures. | ||
(1-a) "Collar" means any collar constructed of nylon, | ||
leather, or similar material, specifically designed to be used for | ||
a dog. | ||
SECTION 3. The heading to Section 821.077, Health and | ||
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 821.077. UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT OF AND SHELTER FOR DOG. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 821.077(a), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) An owner may not leave a dog outside and unattended by | ||
use of a restraint that unreasonably limits the dog's movement and | ||
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SECTION 5. Section 821.079(c), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
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misdemeanor. | ||
SECTION 6. Sections 821.079(b) and (d), Health and Safety | ||
Code, are repealed. | ||
SECTION 7. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is | ||
governed by the law as it existed on the date the offense was | ||
committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that | ||
purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed | ||
before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense | ||
occurred before that date. | ||
SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |